What is the Least Common Multiple of 77598 and 77602?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 77598 and 77602 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 77598 and 77602, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(77598,77602) = 2
LCM(77598,77602) = ( 77598 × 77602) / 2
LCM(77598,77602) = 6021759996 / 2
LCM(77598,77602) = 3010879998

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 77598 and 77602 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 77598 and 77602. First we will calculate the prime factors of 77598 and 77602.

Prime Factorization of 77598

Prime Factorization of 77602

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 77598 and 77602.

LCM(77598,77602) = 2¹ × 3⁴ × 479¹ × 7¹ × 23¹ × 241¹
LCM(77598,77602) = 3010879998